Interview Qs

Question 1

Why you?

Answer 1

1. Fit — my research plans closely align with the university’s priorities :
   * become a top 50 global university
   * increase scale of globally recognised research themes — social care
   * research that matters more — far reaching impact
   * diversify research funding — ESRC, NIHR, EPSRC, EU, Nuffield
2. Track Record:

– Grant capture
* (a) research,
* (b) data infrastructure,
* (c) capacity building

– Leadership experience
* catalysed multiple initiatives (GSSG, Q-Step, UBDC, SMI, UI, CDT, SAN),
* mentored colleagues,
* leding various research groups,
* set up the Glasgow Grad Sch. in social science

– Networks
* SAN
* Economics (Jesse, Gurleen, Enrico, Amy Binner, Chris Timmins, Maria, Lucy, Tom, George Galster, Bernie Fingleton)
* Consortia – Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, USA, China

– Strong Publication record

– Impact & KE
– local, national & international levels.

Question 2

Q/ Tell us more about your publication record?

Answer 2

– over 100 articles, books, chapters, reports
* largely in urban studies & geog inequality.

– 2021 REF:
* 16 journal articles: 10 in leading international journals, incl.:
* 6 in Urban Studies (5yIF = 5.1),
* 3 in Annals Am.Assoc. Geog. (5yIF = 4.4),
* 1 in Int J Env. Res Pub Health (5yrIF = 3.8),
* 2 in Hous Stud (5yrIF = 3.1),
* 1 in Spatial Statistics (5yr IF = 2.1).

– Current REF period:
* 5 journal articles in leading int journals:
* 3 in Urban Studies (5yr IF = 5.1),
*1 in Housing Studies (5yr IF = 3.1),
* 1 in Env & Planning B (5yr IF = 3.3).

– Papers under review:
* J. Quant Crim (R&R)
* S.Sci & Med (under review)
* JHE (under review)

– Working papers:
* Gendered Landscape of Inf Care
* Beta Test Paper: Socioeconomic & Geographical Dets Unpaid Caregiving
* SF: Questioning the ‘conflict hypothesis’
* SF Housing Discrimination in Context:

– Impact:
* Five of my articles published since 2016 have been in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
* most downloaded Urban Studies2 paper of all time.

– Carers UK reports

Question 3

Q/ why you?

Answer 3

1. Fit with the universities ambition to become a global top 50 University, research that is:
   — Of global relevance and importance
   — Ambitious, pioneering, combining excellence with impact
2. Track record:
   * Approach,
   * Grant capture,
   * Leadership,
   * Networks,
   * Publications,
   * Impact

Question 4

Q/ How do you connect with our 4 priority areas?

Answer 4

Fairer World,

Connecting Cultures,

Global Health all align

closely with my core research interests: (1) Community cohesion and the integration of
migrants; (2) Regional and neighbourhood inequalities in financial, physical and mental
wellbeing; and (3) Inequalities in adult social care.
- My interest in using transformative research technologies such as big data
infrastructure, computer science and AI, means I would relish building strong
connections with the Life Changing Technologies (AI) priority area and significant UoB
investments including the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Government and
Institute for Data and Artificial Intelligence.

Question 5

Q/ Tell us about your networks?

Answer 5

1. SAN has over 300 members spanning 25 countries across six continents, and includes colleagues from multiple disciplines
   * great potential for new research collaborations,
   * capacity building (e.g. PhD conferences, summer schools),
   * knowledge exchange (e.g. impact-orientated symposia and conferences).
2. Social Policy / Social Care
   * academics (Bennett, Overton and Watkins, Adele Atkinson, Birmingham; Ricardo Rodrigues—Lisbon, Turek, Tilburg, Netherlands);
   * stakeholders (CarersUK, Eurocarers, DBT, WBG, HoC Select Committee)
3. Methodologists — Duncan Lee, Chris Timmins, Nema Dean, Charles Rahal, Daniel Valdenegro, Bernie Fingleton
   * also innovative qual researchers — Kate Pahl, performance & visual artists
4. International consortia — NordForsk,

Question 6

Q/ tell us about your track record of grant capture?

Answer 6

Three types, all interdisciplinary :

1. Research
   * CREW (£1.2m)
   * UI (£2m)
   * NordForsk LatF (£1m)
   * CfC (£10m)
2. Data infrastructure
   * UBDC (£10m)
   * ADRC Scotland (£7.7m)
3. Capacity building
   * AQMEN I&II (£5.2m)
   * Glasgow QStep (£1.6m)
   * [ Sheffield QStep (£1.6m) ]

Question 7

ECRC: What do you mean by a “new dynamic, spatial and causal foundation for care economics”?

Answer 7

Existing frameworks, such as Keating (2025) tend to be static, non-causal, and non-spatial.

Dynamic
– focused on the process of change and how this will shape a societies capacity to navigate the demographic shift.
– developing frameworks & models to predict socioeconomic changes assoc. with care, & simulate policy scenarios.

Causal
– not just descriptives (e.g. how many carers there) but the causal impact on the economy. E.g. impact on labour supply & productivity.
– Addressing selection effects & endogeneity

Spatial
– profound within-country variation & inequality
– need to understand the spatial dynamics of the care system, how it will be affected by demographic change, and how it will impact the economy differently in each region/LA/neighbourhood.